WASHINGTON- September 2, 2008—washingtonpost.com today announces the launch of “The League”, a provocative forum that highlights the latest NFL news, stats and information and brings a critical eye to what’s happening on and off the field each week. The League will provide frank discussion and debate between top experts and fans from The Washington Post Sports Section as well as other NFL veterans and insiders, such as former coaches Dick Vermeil and Dan Reeves.

“The League gives football fans their daily fix,” says Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, Sports Editor for The Washington Post. "We're hoping to cut across the clutter on the Web and provide a smart take on the issues surrounding the most popular sports league in the nation."

“This forum encourages not just Redskins fans, but all NFL fans, to get involved in a regular discussion with many of the game's most knowledgeable experts," says Jim Brady, Executive Editor of washingtonpost.com.

Readers will experience a variety of perspectives on league issues, players, game coverage, and key match-ups through the daily panels and numerous new blogs.

• “NFL News Feed”—delivers breaking league news and analysis from Mark Maske, the Post’s longtime NFL reporter.
• “Rate the Refs”—dissects the most controversial calls NFL officials make each week.
• “Playback”—reviews and breaks down game announcers and commentary.
• “Redraft”—provides a unique analysis each week from the Post’s Sports Editor Emilio Garcia-Ruiz when he “redrafts” rookie players based on their current season performance.
• “NFL Crime Watch”—examines the impact of crime on professional football with washingtonpost.com blogger Emil Steiner.
• “Smarter Stats”—crunches the week’s important numbers with FootballOutsiders.com Staff Writer Doug Farrar.

For more information on The League, please go: http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/08/about.html

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